; died 20 January 1977) was a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 professional footballer

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

, coach and manager.

Playing career

Shaw was a left back who played for Hibs

Hibernian F.C.

Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...

 before and after World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

, including an appearance in the 1946-47

1946-47 in Scottish football

The 1946–47 season was the 50th season of competitive football in Scotland, and the first since the 1938–39 season.-Scottish League Division A:Champions: Rangers-Scottish League Division B:-Scottish League Division C:...

 Scottish Cup

Scottish Cup

The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...

 final, and was part of the league championship winning side of 1947-48

1947-48 in Scottish football

The 1947–48 season was the 51st season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish League Division A:Champions: Hibernian Relegated: Airdrie, Queen's Park-Scottish League Division B:Champions: East Fife, Albion Rovers...

; he later signed for Aberdeen

Aberdeen F.C.

Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...

, in time to play in the Cup Final of 1953

1952-53 in Scottish football

The 1952–53 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish League Division A:Rangers won the title with a 1–1 draw in their last match, away to Queen of the South...

 against Rangers

Rangers F.C.

Rangers Football Club are an association football club based in Glasgow, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Premier League. The club are nicknamed the Gers, Teddy Bears and the Light Blues, and the fans are known to each other as bluenoses...

.

Shaw's brother Jock

Jock Shaw

Jock "Tiger" Shaw was a Scottish professional footballer most famous for his time at Scottish club Rangers, whom he captained between 1938 and 1950....

 was a Rangers player, and the brothers turned out together for the Scotland team

Scotland national football team

The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...

 in a match against Switzerland

Switzerland national football team

The Swiss national football team is the national football team of Switzerland...

 in 1946. This did not happen again until Gary

Gary Caldwell

Gary Robert Caldwell is a Scottish footballer who is currently the captain of Wigan Athletic and also plays for the Scotland national football team....

 and Steven Caldwell

Steven Caldwell

Steven Caldwell is a Scottish footballer who plays for Birmingham City as a defender. His younger brother Gary is also a defender and Scotland international.-Newcastle United:...

 played together for the first time in a Scotland side in 2005. In all, Shaw made 9 appearances for Scotland between 1946 and 1948.

When his playing career was over, he stayed with Aberdeen and took up a coaching role.

Coaching and managerial career

Shaw was appointed coach by manager Dave Halliday

David Halliday

David Halliday may refer to:* David Halliday , Scottish professional footballer* David Halliday , American physicist and textbook author...

, and was described by Bobby Wishart, the inside-forward in the league championship-winning side of 1954-55

1954-55 in Scottish football

The 1954–55 season was the 58th season of competitive football in Scotland.Aberdeen won their first League Title.-Scottish League Division A:Champions: Aberdeen...

 as 'the secret ingredient' in the club's success. At the end of that championship season, Halliday left to take over as manager of Leicester

Leicester City F.C.

Leicester City Football Club , also known as The Foxes, is an English professional football club based at the King Power Stadium in Leicester...

, and Shaw was appointed manager in his place. His team won the Scottish League Cup

Scottish League Cup

The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...

 at the first time of asking in 1955-56

1955-56 in Scottish football

The 1955–56 season was the 59th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Overview:Following league reconstruction League Division One was expanded from 16 to 18 teams with Airdrieonians and Dunfermline Athletic being promoted...

, but he was unable to repeat this early success, and despite one more Scottish Cup final in 1959

1958-59 in Scottish football

The 1958–59 season was the 62nd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish League Division One:The last day of the season saw Rangers holding a 2 point lead over Hearts, with the clubs having an identical goal average....

, he stepped aside at the end of that season, returning to his previous role as coach under Tommy Pearson

Tommy Pearson

Thomas Usher 'Tommy' Pearson was a Scottish professional footballer and manager.-Playing career:Born in Edinburgh, Pearson played for Murrayfield Amateurs, and had a trial for Heart of Midlothian, but signed professional terms with Newcastle United in March 1933...

.

After retirement, he worked for some years as a P.E.

Physical education

Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....

 teacher in the North-east of Scotland. His death was reported in the match programme for Hibs' UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

 game against Östers IF

Östers IF

Östers IF is a Swedish football club located in Växjö. The club, formed 20 April 1930 , is currently playing in the second Swedish league called Superettan. In 1968, Öster won Allsvenskan as newcomers. The club is affiliated to the Smålands Fotbollförbund...

.

External links

• Newcastle Fans profile
• Davie Shaw, www.ihibs.co.uk